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Jamie Shortt
(jshortt) -
BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale

North Carolina

About Me

I grew up in VA exploring and camping the woods around my house. As a teen in the 80's I learned how to backpack by reading books. Back then my pack weight was a respectable 27 lbs and I hit the woods every chance I got. Once adult life took over it was rare to take an overnighter. I faced several challenges during my middle age life and turned to the outdoors to restore me. As my knowledge and skills advanced, my base weight dropped to below 5 lbs. With this came a freedom that I had never experienced before.

All Forum Posts by Jamie Shortt

Re: Let's talk about cook pot lidsI admit to only doing this once in an attempt to push the boundaries of simplicity but my lid was my bandana folded over and placed on top of the pot. It worked just fine.
But on my last few...

Re: Map for Three Sisters LoopMike, Here is the loop from my GPS with a few small side trips.
I joined trails.com to get the guide for the area and printed off the simple line map (not topo) that was part of the write up...

Linville Gorge Gear List - 3.46 lbsThings have been so incredibly busy for me the last 6 months so I haven't had much time to backpack, make gear, or even participate on the BPL forums. I did get a chance to take a much needed t...

Re: Cuben Tarp PlansChris, Our projects and thoughts so often coincide. Not sure if you saw the instructions I did for my cuben tarp but they might help.
LytW8_Cuben_Cat_Tarp
LytW8_Cuben_Tarp_Design.pdf
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Re: Re: How downproof?Great news from thru-hiker. I was just on the website on tuesday pondering a purchase of M55, the new stuff wasn't up yet. I was struggling with the price and what I wanted to do with it. I'...

Re: Re: New Backpacker - 30 miles?Nick, I am 43 and am decent shape, but not nothing extreme. To stay in shape I try to walk 45-60 minutes a day, that's it. I don't have any problem doing 2.0-2.5 miles/hour and this include...